2LT Leonard Cowherd, USArmy

Revisiting an old acquaintance on Memorial Day

from JoeUser Forums
Leonard is always going to be one of the Cowherd twins. He's always going to be my friend Colby's little brother. He's always going to have been a member of my Boy Scout troop. But now he's something else to me.

Leonard Cowherd was killed in Karbala, Iraq on 16 May 04. He was leading his Armor platoon in securing a building when they received sniper and RPG fire.

This newfound and very personal experience has intensified my appreciation for the work that my fellow service members do and the danger that they place themselves in, all in the name of fulfilling their duty.

The LT with his Platoon: Link
The LT in his office: Link

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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top

This made me cry.

Thank-you.

Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
Oh, and I saw his pic in this week's edition of the 'Air Force Times'.  Made me get all teary and feel like I had swallowed an apple whole.
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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
Leonard's father has posted additional pictures on the family's web-siteLink.

I feel marginally less of a scumbag, as I've finally emailed Leonard's brother, my old friend Colby.
Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top
Wow, this is an excellent post. Thank you for sharing this and I'm glad greywar posted a link to this. I don't think I ever went back to read this.